Authentic Japanese food at Kitchen Dosunco in Tampa

Tampa Japanese Kitchen Dosunco brings the flavors

FOX 13's Jason Wright takes you inside the main street corridor of Tampa where the flavors of Japan are bursting.

TAMPA - Japanese Kitchen Dosunco brings the flavors of Japan to the main street corridor of Tampa.

Manager and chef, Adam Dunworth, explained the pride taken in making Japanese food.

What they're saying:

"The fact that we’re Japanese-owned means that the owners take a lot of pride in making sure that what they’re providing is true to Japan. We just really want to make sure that we provide a true Japanese experience," Dunworth said.

The menu is influenced by the owners’ heritage from the northern island of Japan, Hokkaido. The region features more Miso recipes that are soybean paste-based.

"If you’re scared and kinda want to dip your toe into Ramen," Dunworth offered, "We always recommend our Miso or our Soy Sauce. If you don’t want a lot of soup and a lot of noodles, we also offer some small plates such as Karaage, which is Japanese-style fried chicken, we have our pork dumpling, the Gyoza."

Local perspective:

The menu features traditional sides like edamame and green salad with sesame dressing.

They also have a special street food offering, the Takoyaki.

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"We also offer Takoyaki," said Dunworth. "The best way to describe it is it’s a Japanese-style hush puppy with the bits of octopus on the inside, and it’s topped with mayo and okonomiyaki sauce and things like that."

The real attraction is their ramen offerings.